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The municipal dumpsite in the neighbourhood of Mbelewa, Bamenda III Subdivision in Mezam Division of the North West Region, was the destination of 708 cartons of assorted medicines and drug items. Transported in four trucks from the North West Regional Fund for Health Promotion, the drugs were destroyed on March 22, 2016. The drugs were worth about 446 million FCFA. By 1 pm, the illegally imported, expired and damaged medicines, were up in flames under the supervision of the task force in charge of identifying, seizing and destroying medicines dangerous to health.

On-the-spot at the dump site, the Inspector General in the North West Governor’s Office, Ivo Makoge, and the Regional Delegate for Public Health, Dr Manjo Fon Matilda, said that illegal and expired drugs represent a serious threat to health because most of them are toxic, destroy body organs and create drug resistance. They advised the population to go for essential drugs that are sometimes cheaper and available in recognised pharmacies and hospitals. Dr Manjo Fon Matilda stressed the need to avoid clandestine drugs because their sources are doubtful and they kill.

Meanwhile, the Regional Focal Point for Pharmaco Vigilance, Valentine Chapajong Asong, revealed that the concerted efforts of the Regional Police Chief for Highways Traffic, the Bamenda Central Police Station, the Third Police District, gendarmerie posts and the Bamenda Judicial Police, all helped in seizing the drugs between August 2015 and January 2016.

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24.Mar.2016

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They are among 1,000 youths from Africa who will receive intensive nine-month online training and coaching on networking and mentoring. Cameroon’s flag will this time around fly higher at the 2016 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme, TEEP. In effect, 25 young Cameroonians, all promoters of start-ups, have been listed as part of the second round of 1,000 young entrepreneurs for the programme from the African continent.

The number of Cameroonians in 2016 increased by eight, as against 17 in 2015. They represent diverse sectors, led by agriculture (six), healthcare (five), media and entertainement (4) and Information and Communication Technology (two). The young entrepreneurs will each receive 5 ,000 US Dollars as seed capital after training. “In TEEP’s first year, we spent over $ 8 million of our $100 million commitment – with $5 million going directly to entrepreneurs as seed capital - and the results have far exceeded our expectations. We have funded entrepreneurs, established networks and helped extraordinary people take control of their destinies,” said the founder, Tony O. Elumelu.

The 2016 participants will beginning April receive intensive online training and coaching on networking and mentoring with support from mentors assigned to each start-up entrepreneur. There will be a 12-week course with mentors to faciliate. Those who complete this phase will travel to Lagos Nigeria for a 2-day boot camp and attend the Elumelu Entrepreneurship Forum. The seed capital will then be handed out to each statr-up.Follow-up by mentors will continue as the businesses are set up. Over 45,000 entrepreneurs from 54 African countries applied, more than doubling the number of applications received in 2015.

The highest number of applicants came from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda and Cameroon. All five regions - North, East, Southern, Central and West Africa, are represented. The 2016 programme strives to transform the selected young entrepreneurs into a generation of newly empowered African business owners who are the clearest evidence yet that indigenous business growth will drive Africa’s economic and social revolution.

List Of Cameroonian TEEP Participants

Adamou Nchange Kouotou (Healthcare)

Agbor Ashumanyi Ako (Healthcare)

Albert Tsafack, Agriculture (Agriculture - Agri-Business, Farming, etc.)

Alvine Mireille Ghomsi Tchuente (Healthcare)

Anye Cho Bovinille (Manufacturing)

Arsene Anama (Media And Entertainment)

Augustin Fogue (Construction)

Bamai Namata (Professional Services)

Beaugas Orain Djoyum (Media and Entertainment)

Fekembie Walters Tonteh (Agriculture - Agri-Business, Farming, etc.)

Gabin Neyou Noupa, Agriculture (Agriculture - Agri-Business, Farming, etc.)

Geraldine Kamana Biagne, Agriculture (Agriculture - Agri-Business, Farming, etc.)

Michel Nkuindja (Media and Entertainment)

Mohamed Salibaka (Information and Communication Technology)

Ndelly Ngunde Julius (Agriculture - Agri-Business, Farming, etc.)

Ntoko Franz Ajebe Munge (Commercial/Retail)

Osangu Ajang Ngaaje (Media and Entertainment)

Patu Ndango Fen (Waste Management)

Paulin Nana (Agriculture - Agri-Business, Farming, etc.)

Samnick Maemble Liboum (Healthcare)

Serge Ntong (Commercial/Retail)

Teche Tende Tah (Information and Communication Technology)

Valery Awah Asafor Atowo (Commercial/Retail)

Vincent Ghislain Wokmou (FMCG)

Vumomsi Ngwefontaa Vutumu (Fashion)

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24.Mar.2016

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The SDF Parliamentary Group led by the Honourable Joseph Banadzem and the Senate led by Jean Tsomelou have written a strongly worded letter calling on President Biya to sack Minister Andre Mama Fouda. 

The elected representatives noted that the actions of the minister of public health over the Lady Monique Koumate Affair was inappropriate and carried pernicious provocative statements that instead inflamed the situation.

The SDF leaders told President Biya to prosecute the medical personnel involved in the Laquintinie scandal. They also called for the reorganization of the emergency services in all Cameroonian hospitals including other health facilities operating in the country within the shortest possible time.

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22.Mar.2016

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The Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice in charge of Penitentiary Administration, Doh Jerome Penvaga recently snubbed journalists in the South West region who had demanded that he makes public his opinion over recent happenings in the penitentiary service in Cameroon. The news reporters wanted Doh Jerome to make clarify issues such as the bad governance in prisons, alleged maltreatment of prisoners, abandoned nature of prison premises and the recent incident that happened a forth night ago at the Garoua Central prison. Minister Doh Jerome shied away from the press and instead ordered his protocol officer to hand over a poorly written note to the cream of journalists who had gathered for the interview. 

Doh Jerome Penvaga was in Buea to preside at the graduation and epaulette award ceremony that included the 16th batch of trainee prisons chief warders, the 9th batch of student’s prisons chief warders and above all, the 3rd batch of student’s prison chief warders who are also nursing assistant from the National school of Penitentiary administration, ENAP, Buea. At the time when the Penitentiary administration core is in dire need of effective and efficient reforms to ameliorate on the poor working conditions, some prisons have been terribly transform into melting pots for rats and waste bins.

Considering the alarming rate of insecurity and indiscipline in Cameroon prisons today, it is against these backdrop that the fresh batch of graduates are expected to bring fresh impetus in the management and administration techniques in an effort to standardized services. In his address, Doh Jerome told graduates that "prisoners should not be look upon as outcast but rather a way of mending a broken life to normal". The Secretary of State for Penitentiary Administration, urged Chief Warders to supervise and coordinate staff wherever and whenever necessary in order to ensure security and sanity within the service of penitentiary administration where they will be deployed to serve.

Speaking earlier, the director of ENAP Mrs. Nuvala Fonkem observed that the graduating chief warders and student warders have toiled day and night to earn the knight of the school. She revealed, the school operates a fast updating policy in terms of academic excellence and quality training so as to meet up with current deficiencies in the field. The governor of the South West Region, Bernard Okalia Bilai, regional delegates of penitentiary administration for the Littoral and South West region among others answered present.

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Cham Victor Bama

22.Mar.2016

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A three days workshop with the goal of developing and harnessing skills towards poverty alleviation and sustain income generation sources through fish farming and livestock breeding have closed up in Buea. The workshop organized by the World Bank West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development, CORAF/WECARD, took place from the 17th to 19th of March 2016 in Buea. Opening the workshop within the context of fish cum rice and poultry production, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Buea, Dr Nalova Lyonga disclosed that the workshop was aimed at developing integrated fish farming techniques by farmers. This to Madam Lyonga involves fish farming alongside livestock and agricultural crops in order to obtain effective resource and by-product utilization and farm space management. 

The project focuses on the development of a viable and sustainable integrated aquaculture system with agriculture production for rural farmers which included the development of suitable integrated fish-rice poultry production technology through participatory research,market access and quality of aquaculture products improved and also an institutional strengthening and integrated capacity building of all stakeholders. By and large, the project is expected to improve the ability of most rural farmers to be self employed thus reducing high rate of unemployment in the project area. Another major focus is to significantly increase the income levels of the project communities as well as stabilizing food security through increase in production and nutrition level of the people in the project community. It was discussed during the workshop that adequate training, production and distribution of improved seeds of fish, rice and poultry to the resource poor farmers in order to ameliorate livelihood in the prevailing fish culture plagues was worthwhile.

The course will see 200 fish farmers acquire sufficient knowledge for a three years period on methods of fish cum rice and poultry/piggery production. It was spotlighted during the workshop that the CORAF/WECARD Integrated Aquaculture Farm, University of Buea, which currently markets the African catfish(Claria gariepinus), Oreochromis niloticus(tilapiine fish) and pork meat to the university community and the public, meets the ever growing challenges of availability of the species in Cameroon. The fish farm rooted within scientific and meticulous acceptable standards is hitherto raised in the clean waters of the CORAF/WECARD/UB integrated aquaculture farms with diets that enhances natural qualities as well as maintained their firm, lean and white meat.

To the cream of experts who presented brilliant submissions during the three days workshop,fish farming is indispensable and evokes modern technology to tackle agricultural ousting issues. Since the inception of fish farming in 1948, decades down the lane, the sector according to one of the resource person, Dr Oben Pius has encountered a good number of problems.

The projects which spans through Nigeria,Cameroon and Sierra Leone is expected to demonstrate and disseminate technology of sustainable integrated fish-rice poultry and pig farming to about 1200 integrated fish farmers. The two pilot sites are the South west and North West Regions. The workshop in Buea brought together more than 800 farmers.

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Cham Victor Bama

21.Mar.2016

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The governor of the south west region has just opened the First ever FECAFOOT general assembly taking place out of the nation's political capital,Yaoundé. The President of the Cameroon Football Federation aka FECAFOOT, Tombi A Roko has told delegates from all over the national territory that the choice of BUEA is unique due to the hosting of the female Africa Cup of Nations, Afcon 2016. Senator Mbella Moki Charles who's 2nd vice President of the Cameroon Football Federation is also in attendance.

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21.Mar.2016

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